Improvement in horse hay-rakes



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Letters Patent No. 106,385, dated August 16, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT-IN HORSE HAY-RAKES.`

*NOF-m The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and makmg part of me same.

I, G. M. L. MCMILLEN, of' Dayton, in the county of' Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented an -Improvement in Two-wheeled Horse-Rakes, of which Vthe following is a specification. f

The nature and object of my invention relates to that class of two-wheeled horse-rakes, whose teeth vhave a pivot attachment to the axle of the wheels,v

which is also the head of the rake, the teeth forming bar firmly in position, by automatic setting of the levers and lifting-..bur, while the teeth are allowed to articulate upon bearings, to rise 'over obstacles while raking, without attention "from the driver, and also,

in providing means to elevate the rake at will.

Figure l is a perspective view of the levers with a longitudinal section ofthe rake.

Figure 2 is the-saine view, with the rake elevated,

for transportation.

A isa bell-crank lever, supported by bar a upon the frame of the rake, to `which it is connected by pivot t', on which it turns.

B is a link, which unites the upper end ot the lever A, connected by joint l), with 4the head-leaver C by pivot-joint c. i

C is the rake-head lever, which is hinged to the axle or to the, rake-head itself, by pivot-joint (l, and its lower endconnected to the supporting or liftingbar D. The lever G should be placed at such an angle as to have joint c above the joint (l, and the joint b, when in' the position shown in fig. 1,`shonld be abovea line from ito'c, seas to support the rake against vertical pressure upon the teeth.

The bar O prevents the rotation 'of lever A beyond a fixed point, which should be just above the line t c,

- as the handle ot' the lever A is drawn backward by the joint. b describes the arc ot'j'a circle turning on pivot t' for its center.

. and lifts the teeth off the ground.

Ithe teeth. dischargek the gathered load of hay, or for any'cause,

the attendant-,grasps the lever A (which should be The link B, when the joint c is. depressed, causesv the upper end of the level' o to describe the arc of' a circle, with b forits center', and elevates the supporting or lifting-bar d to which the teeth are attached, The lever C acts as a hinge for the bar d to rise upon. The link B with its hinge-joints allows the levers A and C to d'escribe the respective arch of' their circles. At the saine time the desired movement or pressure is communicated from lever A to the rake through the lever C, and cioe versa.

Vhen the lever A is in the position shown in tig. 1, no amount of pressure upon the (hugging end ot' the teeth will lift therake, hence the attendant need not hold lever A or add any pressure to keep the rake down to its work, as the described arrangement of the levers A, link B, and lever C, efectually lock or brace the rake against pressure caused by the draggiugot' Whenrit is desired to elevate the lak-e to near the drivers seat, as usually placed on snlky rakes,) and draws it backward. A slight motion owing to the arrangement of the levers, will be sufficient to discharge the hay. The weight of the rake. will carry Yback'the handle of thelever A to its place, carry# ing the joint l1 above the line c, at which position the teeth ofthe rake are locked or set.

Having described my invention.

The hinged lever C hinged upon the axle c, when combined with the bell-crank Vlever A, link` B, and lifting-bar D, arranged to form an automatic lock for the bar D., all substantially as herein set forth.'

G. M. L. Mcli'IILLEN.

Witnesses: Y

J onu J. AOKERMAN, J. 0. CURTIS. 

